Karen M. Walker is a personnel research psychologist at the Navy Personnel Research, Studies, and Technology (NPRST) Laboratory. Her expertise is in gender and leadership research with a background in industrial/organizational psychology. Her e-mail address is ksolo23@msn.com.
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A model for femininity and military leadership
Article first published online: 26 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/jpoc.20086
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Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture
Volume 2, Issue 4, pages 22–37, January 2012
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Walker, K. M. (2012), A model for femininity and military leadership. J of Psych Issues in Org Culture, 2: 22–37. doi: 10.1002/jpoc.20086
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- Issue published online: 26 JAN 2012
- Article first published online: 26 JAN 2012
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Abstract
Although the concept of women as leaders is not a novelty, recent trends have women breaking through traditional “glass ceilings,” thus pioneering female leadership roles in the workplace and the military. Women in leadership is a movement, a paradigm shift. The author offers a unique leadership model calculated from an instrumental multiple case study analysis of female military officers leading in male-dominated environments. The model proposes four principle dimensions: femininity, self-efficacy, emotional intelligence, and teamwork (F-SET). It has a feminist appeal, although it engages leadership theory from other innovative angles.